Opinion: Mental health

How to get the true measure of wellbeing interventions

Anna Smee offers guidance on how to ensure increasingly necessary wellbeing measures have the desired impact

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Anna Smee
Opinion: Accountability

We will not forget Ruth – and we will not let Ofsted forget her

The inspectorate's response shows a complete lack of introspection and humility, says Edmund Barnett-Ward

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Edmund Barnett-Ward
ITT

ITT: Which is the odd one out?

The deeply flawed ITT reforms are a threat to sustainable teacher supply for purely ideological purposes, writes David Spendlove

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David Spendlove
Exams

The stereotype that could be feeding exam anxiety

The 'snowflake' stereotype is damaging and unjustified, but a more pervasive idea may be perpetuating exam anxiety, says Stephen...

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Stephen Caldwell

Opening Doors to Ambitious Primary English

Passion, poetry and plenty of practical pedagogical tips make this an empowering read for primary English teachers, says Emma...

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The Knowledge

Five research findings that improved our knowledge this year

JL Dutaut picks out key insights from this year's Schools Week research column, The Knowledge

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JL Dutaut
Exams 2023

Saved by the bell – but exam reliability questions won’t go away

Ministers and regulators will eventually have to answer to the pressing issue of exam grade reliability, writes Dennis Sherwood

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Dennis Sherwood
Exams 2023

The long shadow of Covid still hangs over exams

Examiners, admissions officers and commentators would do well to remember the disruption of the past few years when 2023...

JL Dutaut
Neil Renton

Lessons from the head’s office

It's not the most organised book I've read, says Sonia Thompson, but it's a bold and heartening guide to...

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